Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
GenusDolycoris (a genus of shieldbugs)
SubfamilyPENTATOMINAE (a subfamily of phytophagous shield bugs)
FamilyPENTATOMIDAE (a family of shieldbugs)
SuperfamilyPENTATOMOIDEA (shieldbugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug) :
1: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
23 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Females, swept off yellow crucifers, (probably volunteer oil-seed rape)
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
15 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
visiting Dog Daisy, near cliff top
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlarged
3: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Privet
Image 1: Mating pair - in situ - close-upImage 2: Mating pair - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 4: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 5: Posterior view - in situ - close-up - enlarged
4: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
10 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Mullein
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Adult - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - ventral view - enlargedImage 6: Male - antero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 9: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 10: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 11: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (5)Image 12: Male - dorsal view - enlarged (6)Image 13: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 14: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey background
5: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
10 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Yarrow
Image 1: Nymph - dorsal view - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Nymph - dorsal view - in situ - enlarged
6: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On flower heads of Marsh Thistle
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (3)Image 4: Latero-ventral view - in situ - enlarged
7: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On flower buds of Marsh Thistle
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (3)Image 4: Dorso-lateral view - in situ - enlargedImage 5: Front three-quarter view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - in situ - enlargedImage 7: Latero-ventral view - in situ - enlargedImage 8: Latero-ventral view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 9: Latero-ventral view - in situ - enlarged (3)
8: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
21 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - pale background
9: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Female, in flight
Image 1: Female - dorsal and ventral views - grey background
10: Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
7 Sep 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Front three-quarter view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 2: Head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 3: Head - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Lateral view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 5: Latero-dorsal view - in situ - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Posterior view - in situ - enlarged

Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dolycoris baccarum (Hairy Shieldbug, Sloebug, Sloe Shieldbug)
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